With 47 entries to choose from, judges had their work cut out for them, she added.

“Because of the temporal nature of the tulips, we are looking for a way to preserve the beauty for marketing downtown while including the public in celebrating their ephemeral nature,” Hughes said.

The overall winner was Shirley Walsh of Hendersonville, whose photograph of orange and yellow dutch tulips with a vibrant purple "red bud" tree and the historical McClintock clock as a back drop created a dramatic contrast with excellent composition, Hughes said.

<p>The 11th annual Tulip Extravaganza Photography Contest yielded beautiful depictions of the numerous tulip displays in downtown Hendersonville, said Barbara Hughes, owner of Narnia Studios, event sponsor. </p><p>With 47 entries to choose from, judges had their work cut out for them, she added. </p><p>“Because of the temporal nature of the tulips, we are looking for a way to preserve the beauty for marketing downtown while including the public in celebrating their ephemeral nature,” Hughes said. </p><p>The overall winner was Shirley Walsh of Hendersonville, whose photograph of orange and yellow dutch tulips with a vibrant purple "red bud" tree and the historical McClintock clock as a back drop created a dramatic contrast with excellent composition, Hughes said. </p><p>The photo is called "Tulips and Time." </p><p>For more information about the contest, call Hughes at 828-697-6393.</p>